Updated at 17:53,27-03-2024

General staffs of Belarusian, Russian armies to work out steps to prevent war


General staffs of Belarusian, Russian armies to work out steps to prevent war
The exercise in progress. Photo: BELTA
The general staffs of the Belarusian and Russian armies will work out steps to prevent a war in their region. Belarusian Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin made the statement as results of the Belarusian-Russian army exercise Allied Resolve 2022 were summed up on 20 February, BelTA has learned.

The defense minister said: “The exercise is over. A test of response forces of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will continue upon the decision of our heads of state. The general staffs of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation will work out further joint steps and we will implement these decisions.” He added that the steps are primarily designed to prevent a war.

The official stressed that the presidents of Belarus and Russia had repeatedly stated that Minsk and Moscow do not want a war. “However, they do not hear us or don't want to hear us. This is why the relevant military force has been created. It will repulse [the aggressor] if necessary,” he concluded.